Parent Prompt: Teens and Gambling
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. As Christians, we need to embrace a biblically-faithful theological perspective that not only informs our personal…
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Conversations for the College Bound: 10 Talks to Have Before Arriving on Campus
Here are 10 conversations college-bound students should consider having. Download the free handout here.
Parent Prompt: Navigating the Gender Conversation
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Perhaps the biggest and most confusing youth culture shift of the last decade are beliefs and…
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Parent Prompt: Social Media & God’s Glory
CPYU Parent Prompts are a regularly released resource to spark biblically-centered conversations with your kids about the issues they face in today’s youth culture. Social Media and technology are good gifts from God. But like all other good gifts from…
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God’s Plan for Sex and Gender: 10 Teaching Points for Home and Church
Our children and teens are being educated on matters of sex and gender by a current cultural narrative that engages in 24/7 messaging, even to children as young as pre-school age. This education – or more accurately mis-education – takes…
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Finding Community in College: 5 Ways to Help Students Connect
One of the best ways to help students who are heading off to college is to help them connect with a community of faith in their new location. Download the free handout here.
College Stress: What Parents Should Know about Student Depression
Mental Health issues on the college campus have been steadily on the rise and are not going away. What can parents and church leaders do to help college students navigate these challenges? Download the free handout here.
To Drink or Not To Drink: 5 Things to Communicate to Transitioning College Students
As you engage in conversations with college-bound students about drinking, here are 5 things to be sure to communicate. Download the free handout here.
Why Young People Abandon The Faith: Lessons from William Wilberforce
More and more parents and churches are recognizing that students are not prepared for the challenges that college often brings. There are many stories of students who have grown up in the church, have made commitments to follow Jesus, but…
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Trend Alert: The Sex-Positive Movement
This CPYU Trend Alert takes a look at what is known as the sex-positive movement, which has succeeded over the course of its relatively young and loosely-organized life to bring about a change in how individuals think about and practice…
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Trend Alert: Social Media Depression
In years past, teenagers who felt horribly insecure during their hours spent navigating the hallways of the middle and high school, were usually able to find some reprieve in the safe confines of their home. But with teens now connected…
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A Parents’ Primer on Social Networking
Social networking is the number one online activity for teenagers. This is not at all surprising as emerging technologies allow developing adolescents increased opportunity to connect with friends at a time in life when they are spreading their wings in…
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